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Title: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: JayMac on February 06, 2018, 23:26:59 An excellent UKTV original series, about some of the most unusual and difficult to build and maintain railways around the world. Being broadcast on the 'Yesterday' channel. New episodes first broadcast 8pm Tuesdays, January and February 2018.
Quote Building on the global success of Impossible Engineering, this unique new science and history series showcases some of the world’s most extraordinary engineering achievements of the railways. http://www.twofour-rights.co.uk/Brand/215/impossible-railwaysSince their meteoric rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport. They have conquered dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities. With amazing access and using a trademark combination of exciting graphics, stunning footage and expert analysis, the series captures the design breakthroughs and heralds the pioneers who have embraced nature and physical challenges, to create a truly remarkable global railway network. Also available on catch up on UKTV Play. Well worth a watch. Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: Rob on the hill on February 07, 2018, 18:18:14 Looks like last night's episode is repeated tonight at 7pm.
https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/tv-guide/ Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: Surrey 455 on February 07, 2018, 22:26:44 Episode 1 with an upside down German monorail railway is worth a watch.
Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: johnneyw on February 07, 2018, 23:37:10 Episode 1 with an upside down German monorail railway is worth a watch. Was that the Wuppertal 'Ubahn'? Really want to go on that. Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: stuving on February 08, 2018, 00:30:47 Episode 1 with an upside down German monorail railway is worth a watch. You mean one of those dangly ones? We had one of them in Greenford when I was a lad. But you surely wouldn't want a ride on that one! Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: Surrey 455 on February 08, 2018, 20:04:50 Episode 1 with an upside down German monorail railway is worth a watch. Was that the Wuppertal 'Ubahn'? Really want to go on that. Yes it is. https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/impossible-railways/ Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: Thatcham Crossing on April 10, 2018, 15:51:48 Caught this (by accident) on Dave a few days ago. Featured a really good section on The "Death Railway" which includes the "Bridge over the River Kwai" at Kanchanaburi, Thailand (took me back to my visit there a long time ago in 1990!).
Title: Re: Impossible Railways, UKTV 'Yesterday' and online. Post by: grahame on March 04, 2019, 03:53:31 Advertising 'new series continues' 8 p.m. this Tuesday (I make that 5th [March 2019]) on Yesterday
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